Abstract
A GIS land evaluation system has developed at the RSP (Remote Sensing Project), DPU (Department of Public Works) in Indonesia,
which had been assisted by the JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency).
This paper describes some introduces a GIS applications on land evaluation for agricultural development in Indonesia. Collected
raw data are existing soil map, geology map, rainfall distribution map, elevation map, slope map, and land cover map analyzed from
satellite image data. Applied evaluation methods are the “Ranking method” which is based on the combination of categories in each
thematic map and the “PATTERN” method which is based on the total of score correspondent to categories in each thematic map.